arousal
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ORB, however, became influential only when arousal was very high, and its involvement appeared to decrease the clarity of visual encoding.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
They found that ACA and ORB exerted specific and opposing effects on visual encoding depending on the mouse's movement and level of arousal.
From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025
As a therapist, I know that for children with autism, water offers resistance, pressure and pleasant sensory arousal.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
Emotional responses and physiological arousal, measured through skin conductance, were not significant predictors of feedback-seeking behavior, suggesting that these factors may not play as large of a role in shaping decisions to seek performance feedback.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024
It’s also because of what happens after the chase, since pursuing a suspect at high speed is precisely the kind of activity that pushes police officers into this dangerous state of high arousal.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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